On Thursday, July 30th, 2026, a US air strike on Iran's Qeshm island killed three people, including a two-year-old child, according to the Fars news agency. The US military stated that the strikes were a retaliation for Iranian attacks targeting US military bases in Jordan.

In related developments, US-Saudi strikes in Iraq killed at least 20 members of the Hashed al-Shaabi, an armed Iraqi alliance that includes pro-Iran groups, the alliance reported. Following these strikes, Iraq vowed to defend its sovereignty and prevent its territory from being used against neighboring countries.

Additionally, on Wednesday, the US imposed new sanctions on entities linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, accusing them of extorting commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump declared that the United States would hit Iran "very hard" following the attack on US military forces in Jordan.

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